u/CutePizzaFairy

I’m gonna get a good tan this year at this rate

Although I’m apparently going to have some weird, paw shaped tan lines on my leg

Little guy went to this pond this morning! They had a quarantine tub set up for him, so he hasn’t entered the pond yet. But still a massive upgrade from the 10 gallon tank he was living in.

This my current set up for the 55 gallon. Ammonia has been added today, so the joinery begins. Any suggestions on the tank? Things I should change or add while it’s cycling?

Thanks! You guys are the best ❤️

The common goldfish I was given is going to a koi and goldfish pond tomorrow morning. I hope he lives his best life there.

I’ve decided to keep the 55 gallon and add two fancies, I’m really excited to get into goldfish keeping!

I’m going to add a background to keep the light from coming in the back of the tank and add more sand while it’s cycling.

Here we go! Thanks for all the advice and tips so far

UPDATE: thank you for all the advice! I talked to my friend who has a koi and goldfish pond and she is gonna take in the little guy. Now the big debate is if I keep this 55 gallon or not 🤷🏼‍♀️

I have a 55 gallon tank arriving tomorrow along with some sand and tetra safestart.

He is clearly in uncycled water right now, he was given to me with the tank empty of water and he was in a bucket with a small amount of water. So I took sludge from the filter of my current shrimp tank and rubbed it on this filter. Along with adding seachem stability.

I read the care instructions on this subreddit, but I have a few questions.

Should I add him to the new tank once I have it set up? I’m already stuck with doing a fish in cycle, but I am unsure if I should wait to cycle the 55 gallon before adding him to it.

Right now the plan is to have him with just the sand and maybe the skull from this current tank. I do want to add more things, but I’m not sure what goldfish like. Densely planted? More swim space?

I’ve already spent a lot of money on getting the tank and stand and substrate, so I am not sure I want to add live plants yet. I don’t want to spend more on a grow light right this minute. Unless there are easy live plants to add that will be ok with the basic light coming with the tank. What things will I need to add soon that are essential?

Also, I am fairly certain I’ve got a common goldfish here. Am I right?

Thanks for any input! Name suggestions would be fun too!